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<br />{{Infobox bus line|number=278|via=[[Hayes & Harlington railway station|Hayes & Harlington]]<br>[[Hillingdon tube station|Hillingdon]]<br>[[Ickenham]]<br>[[West Ruislip station|West Ruislip]]|cash=|fare=|time=37-60 minutes|day=04:00 until 00:45|frequency=15-20 minutes|level=Daily|ibus=Yes|length=|end=[[Ruislip]]|start=[[Heathrow Central bus station]]|logo=|night=No night service|predecessors=|pvr=11|vehicle=|garage=[[Abellio#London (WS)|Hayes]]|operator=[[Abellio London]]|titlecolor=white|bgcolor=red|caption=|image=|map=}}London Buses route 278 is a [[Transport for London]] contracted bus route in [[London]], [[England]]. Running between [[Heathrow Central bus station|Heathrow Airport]] and [[Ruislip tube station|Ruislip]]. It is operated by [[Abellio (London & Surrey)|Abellio London]] with 11 vehicles from Hayes (WS) garage<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/278N140.htm|title=London Bus Routes 278 timetable|last=|first=|date=|website=www.londonbusroutes.net|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-11}}</ref> covering a distance of 10 miles. When operation of this route commenced on 7 December 2019, it replaced the withdrawn section of London Buses [[London Buses route 140|route 140]] between [[Hayes & Harlington railway station|Hayes & Harlington]] and Heathrow Airport<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.londonbuses.co.uk/_routes/current/140.html|title=London Bus Route 140|website=www.londonbuses.co.uk|access-date=2019-12-11}}</ref>. |
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== History == |
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The present Route 278 was proposed in 2017 as part of a wider raft of changes to the Transport for London bus network in anticipation of changing travel patterns due to the introduction of [[Crossrail|Elizabeth line]] services providing new transport connections from [[Reading railway station|Reading]] and Heathrow in the West to [[Abbey Wood railway station|Abbey Wood]] and [[Shenfield railway station|Shenfield]] in the East via Central London<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Changes to suburban bus services to support the Elizabeth line|last=|first=|publisher=Transport for London|year=2017|isbn=|location=London|pages=31-32}}</ref>. |
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From the beginning, it was intended that the introduction of Route 278 would coincide with the withdrawal of Route 140 between Hayes & Harlington and Heathrow Airport as well as the introduction of Limited stop Route X140 serving only major stops between Heathrow Airport and Harrow Bus station<ref name=":0" />. When the proposals were initially put to public consultation in July 2017 the route was planned to operate with a 12 min frequency Monday to Saturday daytimes<ref name=":0" />. When the results of the consultation where published in November 2018 this was revised to a 15 min frequency and an unchanged 20 min frequency on evenings and Sundays<ref>{{Cite book|title=Proposed changes to buses in West London for the opening of the Elizabeth Line - Response to issues raised|last=|first=|publisher=Transport for London|year=2018|isbn=|location=London|pages=6}}</ref>. |
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During November 2019, it was announced that changes to Route 140, along with the introduction of routes 278, X140 and N140 would be implemented on 7 December 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/elizabeth-line/|title=Have your say on proposed changes to buses in West, South-East and North-East London for the opening of the Elizabeth Line - Transport for London - Citizen Space|website=consultations.tfl.gov.uk|access-date=2019-12-11}}</ref>. |
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Route 278 restores connections that were severed with the withdrawal of Route 98 between Hillingdon Hill and Ruislip Station via Long Lane in 1989<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.londonbuses.co.uk/_routes/withdrawn/098-1.html|title=London Bus Route 98|website=www.londonbuses.co.uk|access-date=2019-12-11}}</ref>. |
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== Current route == |
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Route 278 serves these primary locations<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.londonbuses.co.uk/_routes/current/278-3.html|title=London Bus Route 278|website=www.londonbuses.co.uk|access-date=2019-12-11}}</ref>: |
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* [[Heathrow Central bus station|Heathrow Central Bus station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|crossrail}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}} {{rail-interchange|london|bus}} {{rail-interchange|air}} {{rail-interchange|bus}} |
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* Heathrow Airport North |
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* [[Harlington, London|Harlington]] |
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* [[Hayes & Harlington railway station|Hayes & Harlington station]] {{rail-interchange|london|crossrail}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}} |
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* Uxbridge County Court |
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* [[Hillingdon tube station|Hillingdon station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} |
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* [[Ickenham tube station|Ickenham station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} |
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* [[West Ruislip station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}} |
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* Ruislip High Street (Set down only) |
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* [[Ruislip tube station|Ruislip station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} (Pick up only) |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 18:00, 11 December 2019
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